Episode #5 - Lauren Stohler, “Gnome & Rat: First Snow” (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2024)

Episode #9 - Cate Streissguth, Book Publisher at Severn River Publishing

Get a behind-the-scenes look into the publishing industry in this conversation with Severn River Publishing book publisher Cate Streissguth.

Episode #8 - Gabriella Gamez, “Kiss Me, Maybe” (Forever, 2025)

Check out this conversation with Gabriella Gamez, author of Next Best Fling and Kiss Me, Maybe, where she talks about writing happily ever afters.  Gabriella Gamez’s Books -  * Kiss Me, Maybe [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=2&cn=3763971] (2025)  * The Next Best Fling [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3706912] (2024)

Episode #7 - Debbie Urbanski, “Afterworld” (Simon & Schuster, 2023)

Explore artificial intelligence, the apocalypse, and the twisty world of publishing in this discussion with Debbie Urbanski, author of After World.   Debbie Urbanski’s Books -   * Portalmania [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3767368] (2025)  * After World [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=4&cn=3669876] (2023)

Episode #6 - Ryan La Sala, “Dead of Summer” (PUSH, 2025)

Get a behind-the-scenes look at all the teen angst, twisty mysteries, and deep-sea terrors in my interview with New York Times bestselling author Ryan La Sala as we discuss his new YA horror, Dead of Summer.  Ryan La Sala’s Books -   * Reverie [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=14&cn=2316975] (2019)  * Be Dazzled [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=8&cn=2373814] (2021)  * The Honeys [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=6&cn=3577920] (2022)  * Beholder [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3666096] (2023)  * The [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3790690]Dead of Summer [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3790690] (2025)

Episode #5 - Lauren Stohler, “Gnome & Rat: First Snow” (Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2024)

Get swept away to someplace cozy and fun in this conversation with author/illustrator Lauren Stohler as we unpack her now-completed graphic novel trilogy, Gnome and Rat.    Lauren Stohler’s Books -   * Gnome and Rat: First Snow [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=1&cn=3723658] (2024)  * Gnome and Rat: Time to Party [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=2&cn=3682602] (2024)  * Gnome and Rat [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=3631687] (2023)  * I am a Great Friend! [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=4&cn=3624045] (2023)  * The Problem with Pajamas [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=3&cn=2446631] (2022)  * The Worst Poet Ever [https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=2&cn=2368414] (2020)